BEWARING AUTHORITIES’ THREATS, CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT UNION CARES ABOUT ITS MEMBERS’ SECURITY, CRU CHAIRMAN EXPLAINS
Noyan Tapan
Jan 18 2007
YEREVAN, JANUARY 18, NOYAN TAPAN. The authorities promotes black
PR against the serious opposing forces, particularly, against the
Constitutional Right Union. One of the types of that PR is accusation
of selling the electoral commission’s places. Hayk Babukhanian, the
CRU Chairman explained in this way at the January 18 press conference
the rumours according to which he occupied himself with sale of the
commission places during the 2003 president’s elections, as a result
of what the votes given for Aram Karapetian, the "Nor Zhamanakner"
(New Times) party leader were decreased.
Responding the question why he came to the press conference
accompanied by the bodyguard, H.Babukhanian mentioned that threats
and acts of violence by the authorities towards his person, towards
the editor-in-chief and journalists of the "Iravunk" (Law) newspaper
became frequent during the recent months, and the CRU had to care
about its members’ security. Responding the observation that not
less opposing former Chairman of the CRU Hrant Khachatrian did not
feel necessity of a bodyguard, H.Babukhanian advised the journalists
to leave H.Khachatrian alone. "He left the policy, and one must not
regularly tear up that theme," the present CRU Chairman said.